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HANSARDSocial Energy TariffOn behalf of my noble friend Lord Foulkes and with the permission of the House, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.16 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Energy TariffMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response; I think all Members, on both sides of the House, agree that this is needed. Given the situation the Government found…16 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Abuse: Protection for ChildrenMy Lords, is it not the case that too many of our regulators use consultation as a method of doing nothing? Should we not ask our regulators to be more precise, get on with the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy Lords, is it not the case that we inherited a bankrupt economy and low growth, and that we had no prospects in the UK until we had a Labour Government? Is it not going to take…11 Jun 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMy Lords, the Opposition suggested that the Government have put pensioners behind the NHS and teachers. Does the Minister agree that the Tories do not seem to want to tell…10 Jun 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentThat is what they are doing.10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsMy Lords, is it not the case that under the last Government we nearly had bankruptcy in the economy, we had very low levels of growth and we had poverty wages? Is it not time for…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorMy Lords, is this another case of a regulator letting the British public down? Should we not press the regulators to do the job that they are supposed to do, and if they do not do…04 Jun 2025HANSARDFarmers: CompetitivenessMy Lords, has the Minister noticed that the Opposition seem to be obsessed with millionaire farmers? Is it not about time that they worried more about families in poverty? They…03 Jun 2025HANSARDTelecommunications Fraud: Reimbursement of VictimsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it is about time that we treated social media as publishers and held them to the same account as we would do newspapers, et cetera? We have…14 May 2025HANSARDUK-US TradeMy Lords, is it not the case that no matter how good a deal we do with America, Europe is our most important trading partner and the one that we should concentrate on and get the…12 May 2025HANSARDClimate Change: ProgressMy Lords, how much influence can the British Government have on climate change, when many countries are still pumping out more and more gases that will damage the climate? How do…06 May 2025HANSARDAI: Cross-sector LegislationMy Lords, is it not the case that there has to be balance between AI and big tech and the creative industries? Do we not need to make sure that one of our major industries, the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDLocal Authorities: Temporary Accommodation CostsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the party across from the Government Benches introduced a policy to sell council houses without replacing them? Does she agree that it was a…22 Apr 2025HANSARDRHS Garden Wisley: RoadworksMy Lords, all these issues are about the past. Can the Minister remind us who was in charge in the past? It seems that Ministers made no decisions on all these matters and it…01 Apr 2025HANSARDAudit, Reporting and Governance AuthorityMy Lords, the Minister set out some of the recent scandals that have occurred. Can he tell us how many people have gone to jail over those scandals and whether the proposed…31 Mar 2025HANSARDStrategic Priorities Statement: DefenceMy Lords, does the Minister welcome this Question from the Opposition? Does it not once again demonstrate the problems of Brexit? We hear every week about differences, and today…25 Mar 2025HANSARDClosed-Ended Investment Companies: Cost DisclosureMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the system needs to be transparent and, quite frankly, there need to be effective rules? If we have effective legislation or rules, and we…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Tariffs on EU GoodsDoes the present position not demonstrate that Britain is being left behind in the negotiations between all the different partners in America and Europe? This is a reflection of…18 Mar 2025HANSARDScotland: New Nuclear Power GenerationMy Lords, if the Scottish Government do not want nuclear power but are willing to use electricity that it has generated, should there not be a reflection of that in the price they…18 Mar 2025